Sierra Blanca to Van Horn 3/21

R - Mike, Denise & Russ leaving Vista RV Park in Sierra Blanca, TX
L - Mike arriving at Eagle's Nest RV Park in Van Horn, TX



Left Sierra Blanca to head for Van Horn. Again a very cold morning. There were still icicles hanging under the motor home where the water attaches at 9:30 a.m. Rode 32 miles to the Eagle's Nest RV Park where Dawn was waiting for us w/lunch. After lunch Russ and Mike rode 34 more miles and Denise picked them up and they returned for showers, dinner and a quick trip to the local Dairy Queen, as we haven't seen any B&J in days. Although the days ride paralleled I-10 and not too scenic, there was little wind and much warmer than yesterday..probably 65 by the end of the ride. Russ continues to search for bungie cords and Mike is now collecting one license plate for each state we ride. We were eating dinner outside when a man from a 45 ft custom Provost RV came over & chatted briefly, stating he'd be back after his dinner. Russ returned from showering and Mike was in a rush because it was 7:40 p.m. and DQ was closing at 8 - You know how Mike loves his ice cream! As we were leaving along came the man from the "land yacht". Mike, of course, invited him to join us, so we jammed into the Focus. We introduced ourselves and it turned out he was Tom Pinske, owner of The Pinske Edge - Quality tools for solid surface fabrication - Coriane(sp), etc. Very interesting man. Gave us a tour of his motor coach. It was 45' long w/toy trailer equaling 75' 6". You entered up marble steps to a disco type floor complete w/filament lighting that pulsated to the music. Carved palm branches in the black ceiling which had mood lighting, couches covered in leopard and tiger prints. Lighting in glass cabinets, shower walls - everywhere!! A parrot etched into one cabinet and in the glass around the shower. The light behind the parrots changed from green to fuscia and back again. The bathroom sink was tiger printed. The previous owner had obviously added a lot of BLING! The BBQ outside was like having a Wolf attached to your RV, not to mention there were 2 huge flat screen TV's in the RV and one on the outside. He had 2 Harleys in his toy trailer. This was certainly the highlight of the day! Thanks Tom and "keep the rubber on the road"